August Community Engagement Meeting

Subject: Join Us August 27 – Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to join us for our next Community Engagement Group meeting—a special session focused on grantsmanship.

🗓️ Workshop Title: Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00–3:00 PM EST / 1:00–2:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Virtual via Zoom

Together, we’ll explore the role of grant writing in academic professionalization. Here’s the agenda:

 2:00–2:30 PM EST | Presentation & Discussion

Led by Drs. Kristin Terrill and Ruth Lu, this interactive workshop will cover:

  • Getting the funding 
  • Applying for the funding 
  • Managing the funding 
  • Hidden myths about funding 

Kristin will take the lead in guiding this discussion, and both presenters will share personal stories and experiences with grant writing.

 2:30–3:00 PM EST | Interactive Q&A and Group Discussion

We’ll open the floor for questions, reflections, and shared experiences.
To help spark conversation, we’ll prepare a few prompts and discussion questions.

🔗 Interested in joining? Please register here to receive virtual access to the event:  https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/opsGDU6xRJWJoXO87FQGww

Bring your questions, concerns, and curiosity—we look forward to an engaging and collaborative session!

Warm regards,
Kristin & Ruth
USETDA Community Engagement Group Co-Chairs

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July ETD Formatting User’s Group Meeting

Please join us at 2:00pm ET on Wednesday, July 9 for the bimonthly Formatting Users’ Group meeting. At this session, we’ll be discussing “major formatting shifts.” Did your rules ever undergo a renovation? If so, why? If not, should they? 

To participate in user group discussions, you should complete this form. If you have questions, please contact Sally Evans at sevans13@gmu.edu.

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April Community Engagement Group Meeting

Dear USETDA Community,

We invite you to join us for ETeaD Community Engagement, a special gathering where tea and storytelling bring us together.

📖 Details in the Tea Tales 🍵
Featuring Dr. Ruth Lu (Ohio University) sharing her tea stories, alongside Shari Lowes (The Ohio State University Libraries) presenting “Brewing Tensions: The Dark Nexus of Tea, Opium and Diplomacy.”

Time: 2PM EST/ 1PM CST, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 and the event will last about 1.5 hours

Place: Virtual via Zoom. Anyone interested in signing up to participate in the group should complete this form.

Come sip, connect, and engage in meaningful conversations over a warm cup of tea. We look forward to seeing you there!

Best,

Kristin and Ruth
USETDA Community Engagement Group Co-Chairs